Cerf de Timor vs Marbled Orbweaver

Rusa timorensis compared with Araneus marmoreus

Key Differences

• Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable while Marbled Orbweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerf de Timor	Marbled Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Araneae (araignée)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Araneidae
Genus	Rusa	Araneus
Species	Rusa timorensis	Araneus marmoreus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerf de Timor and Marbled Orbweaver share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Marbled Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerf de Timor	Marbled Orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerf de Timor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Marbled Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway